Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

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💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

"Do you have any questions for me (the interviewer)?"

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"What are your plans if you don't get accepted this year?"

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"Why do you choose dentistry over other health care professions?"

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What was the most interesting question?

"As you well know dental school is expensive, how do you plan on financing your education?"

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What was the most difficult question?

"What do you see as being the most important ethical obligation(s) facing dentists today?"

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tour guide seem?

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How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

The key here is just do a little research; it need not be anything profound. Just get online, go to the school's website and become acquainted with how the school functions, not only up on Marquam hill, but within the surrounding community as well (one can run a few searches on local news websites to ascertian this). Go prepared with a few of these concepts from your research and formulate some questions for the interviewer. Remember the interview should be about give and take (i.e., a mutual exchange of ideas with the interviewer will show that you've done your homework)

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What impressed you positively?

The positive up-beat nature of the interview surprised me. Perhaps I was expecting to be grilled--something that never happened during the interview.

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What impressed you negatively?

Probably the little pre-interview essay...I found it pointless.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

There is a small essay before the morning's activites begin (it may change from year to year)...mine was "If you could spend a day with any figure in history who would it be?" I was later told that the essay was mainly used as an index to gauge penmanship (of which I'm seriously deficient). Go figure :-)

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What are your general comments?

I've since been accepted to OHSU school of dentistry and love the atmosphere and camaraderie among collogues here. Honestly, if you've made it to the interview you're nearly there. All it takes is a little additional preparation an you'll be set! It is probably a good idea to visit the campus ahead of time, just to get a feel for things and help relieve a little of those first-day jitters that you might have otherwise upon arriving at a completely foreign place. Best of luck!

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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